Passport-G3-Workbook-Social Studies-Part 2

SOCIAL STUDIES 2 WORKBOOK - PART Class 3 Name: ___________________________________ Section: ________________ Roll No.: _________ School: __________________________________

Preface IMAX partners with schools, supporting them with learning materials and processes that are all crafted to work together as an interconnected system to drive learning. IMAX presents the latest version of the Passport series – updated and revised after considering the perceptive feedback and comments shared by our experienced reviewers and users. Designed specifically for CBSE schools, the Passport series endeavours to be faithful to the spirit of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005. Therefore, our books strive to ensure inclusiveness in terms of gender and diversity in representation, catering to the heterogeneous Indian classroom. The NCF 2005 advocates the creation of age-appropriate and easily relatable content that ensures that students can perceive social realities while imbibing the values of the Indian constitution and human rights. The NCF also recommends the use of graphics, illustrations and pictures to help students to engage with concepts and ideas better. These objectives are integrated in the Passport Social Studies textbooks and workbooks to provide a holistic learning experience to students. The key features of the Passport Social Studies books are as follows:  A rrangement of concepts based on the RUAH model based on Bloom’s Taxonomy  Character- and dialogue-based introductions to concepts to ground Social Studies concepts in reality to make them relatable to students  V isually engaging formats for the organisation and presentation of information  In-text activities to assist memorisation and understanding  Subject-related vocabulary building in every lesson  Use of timelines and historical maps to help students to develop timeline, map and globe skills  U se of maps and scenario-based questions in the workbooks  Integration of values and life skills  Promotes awareness and personal responsibility through dialogue and enquiry about the world around us Overall, the IMAX Passport series aims to enhance social, cultural and analytical skills for the intuitive and harmonious growth of an individual in an interconnected and independent global community. – The Authors

Workbook Features I Remember I Understand Recollecting critical information Engaging with the ‘how’ and related to the ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘why’ of the concept ‘when’ and ‘where’ of the concept I Explore (H.O.T.S.) I Apply Extending the application of the concept to more advanced and Applying the understanding of challenging questions that meet the concept to questions related the criteria of higher order to real-life scenarios thinking skills

Contents Class 3 7 United We Stand-I 7.1 Languages, Food and Clothing��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 01 8 United We Stand-II 8.1 Communities and Festivals����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 06 9 The Solar System 9.1 The Sun and the Planets���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 11 10 Things We Make and Do 10.1 Our Occupations������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 15

Lesson United We Stand-I 7 Concept 7.1: Languages, Food and Clothing I Remember Multiple Choice Questions 1) Which of these languages is used by the majority of people in [   ] Maharashtra? (A) Bengali (B) Bhojpuri (C) Nepali (D) Marathi 2) Which of these official languages is used by the central government of India? [   ] (A) Hindi (B) Kannada (C) Telugu (D) Tamil Fill in the Blanks 3) There are ______________ official languages in India. 4) The language, food, clothing and other habits of people is called their ______________. Very Short Answer Questions 5) Name one Indian language that is not an official language of India. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ 6) How many languages are there in India? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ 1

Short Answer Question 7) What does ‘official language’ mean? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ I Understand Match the Following State Clothing 8) Kashmir a) Sari 9) Goa b) Wollen shawl 10) Karnataka c) Pheran 11) Nagaland d) Cotton pants and shirt Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Questions 12) What does ‘diversity’ mean? Explain with a few examples. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 13) What does ‘multilingual’ mean? Give one example. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2

Long Answer Question 14) What are the reasons for India’s diversity? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ I Apply Multiple Choice Questions 15) If Janhvi can speak English and Marathi, then which of the following would be true for her? [    ] (A) She is bilingual. (B) She is from Goa. (C) She is from Nagaland. (D) She is multilingual. 16) Arpan eats dal baati and wears a big, bright turban. His clothes often have lots of mirrors. Which of the following languages does he probably speak? [    ] (A) Ao (B) Marwadi (C) Bengali (D) Odia Short Answer Questions 17) Why do you think that the men in Kerala and Tamil Nadu wear mundus? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 18) Identify the states that the following people come from. Shade those states with the colours mentioned in the given descriptions. • Kailash wears clothes that are decorated with mirrors. His father wears a turban. (Yellow) United We Stand-I 3

• Saniya likes to eat bhakari and bharit. Her mother cooks delicious dishes made from rice. (Green) • Elena’s mother makes very famous shawls. Her family speaks the Ao language. (Red) • Salman speaks Urdu. He wears Pashmina shawls because it is very cold in his place. (Blue) Ans. 4

Long Answer Question 19) Do you think India enjoys unity in diversity? Support your answer with reasons and/or examples. Hints: Do people of India belonging to different regions wear similar clothes or eat similar food? Do Indians celebrate any events together? Do you like food from any other region of India? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) India is surrounded by eight neighbouring countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. Pick any two countries from the above list and complete the following table. Ans. Country Languages spoken Popular food Traditional dress United We Stand-I 5

Lesson United We Stand-II 8 Concept 8.1: Communities and Festivals I Remember Multiple Choice Questions 1) Which of the following depict a community’s culture and tradition?  [     ] (A) festivals (B) occupations (C) parties (D) hobbies 2) Which of the following religions is practised in India?  [     ] (A) Jainism (B) Hinduism (C) Sikhism (D) All of these Fill in the Blanks 3) We can learn about a community’s ___________________ and _________________ through its festivals. 4) Music, dance, drama and drawing are various forms of __________ practised by different communities. Very Short Answer Questions 5) What is the celebration of an event called? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ 6) What do we call a group of people who follow the same religion? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) Define ‘community’. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 6

I Understand Write True or False 8) The Republic Day is celebrated on 26th January. [   ] 9) Baisakhi is a harvest festival celebrated in Uttar Pradesh. [    ] 10) The first Prime Minister of India was M K Gandhi.  [    ] 11) Pongal is celebrated in Kerala.  [    ] Short Answer Questions 12) Do different communities celebrate New Year’s Day by different names? Explain with examples. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 13) Which Muslim festival do people celebrate at the end of a long religious period? What happens during this religious period? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ United We Stand-II 7

Long Answer Question 14) Name any two Indian personalities whose birthdays are celebrated as holidays. Also mention why their birthdays are celebrated. Ans. Date Special Occasion Why is it celebrated? I Apply Multiple Choice Questions 15) Which of the following do people from a community share? [    ] (A) ideas (B) experiences (C) interests (D) all of these 16) Mohan’s family follows Hinduism. He is a cricketer and speaks Oriya at home. Which of the following communities does he belong to? [    ] (A) Bihari Cricketer (B) Oriya Cricketer (C) Tamil Hindu (D) Oriya Christian 8

Short Answer Questions 17) How are communities formed? Give an example. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 18) Is it possible for a person to belong to more than one community at the same time? Explain with one example. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) Write a note on the community you belong to. What are the festivals celebrated in your community? What is unique about your community? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Find out three friends from your class or neighbourhood who belong to a different community than yours. Interview them and fill in the following table to know more about their communities. United We Stand-II 9

Ans. Photograph Photograph Photograph Name of the Student ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ Community he or she belongs to Languages Spoken Languages written Festivals Food Clothes Bilingual or multilingual 10

Lesson The Solar System 9 Concept 9.1: The Sun and the Planets I Remember Multiple Choice Questions 1) Which of the following is a star?  [     ] (A) Jupiter (B) Earth [     ] (C) Mars (D) Sun 2) All the rocks and dust between Mars and Jupiter make up ________.  (A) the solar system (B) the galaxy (C) the asteroid belt (D) the planets Fill in the Blanks 3) A natural satellite is a ball-shaped object that travels around a ______________. 4) Halley’s Comet takes __________ years to travel around the solar system. Very Short Answer Questions 5) What do we call a system where a set of planets continuously moves around a star? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ 6) How many planets are there in the solar system? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ 11

Short Answer Question 7) Define ‘comet’. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ I Understand True or False 8) The name of our galaxy is the Milky Way. [    ] 9) Jupiter is called the ‘living planet’. [    ] 10) Mars is the coldest planet in our solar system.  [    ] 11) The universe has uncountable galaxies in it.  [    ] Short Answer Questions 12) Why is Mercury the hottest planet in our solar system? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 13) Identify the layers and label them correctly. Ans. Our Earth 12

Long Answer Question 14) What makes it possible for living things to grow on Earth but not on other planets? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ I Apply Multiple Choice Questions [    ] 15) Humans have travelled to which of the following heavenly bodies? (A) Moon (B) Sun (C) Jupiter (D) Asteroid 16) A scientist sent a rocket to Uranus. Now, she wants to send it to a colder planet. Which of the planets should she send it to?  [    ] (A) Jupiter (B) Neptune (C) Earth (D) Mars Short Answer Questions 17) I was launched in 2013 into space to help humans in their study of Mars. Who am I? How did I help? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 18) How is space exploration in recent times different from the way it was long ago? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ The Solar System 13

Long Answer Question 19) How is space exploration helpful? Why does it have to be well-planned? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) If you are given a chance to go on a space exploration, where would you like to go? Why would you want to go there? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 14

Lesson Things We Make and Do 10 Concept 10.1: Our Occupations I Remember Multiple Choice Questions 1) People choose their occupations according to which of the following?  [     ] (A) families and friends (B) dislikes (C) skills and interest (D) age 2) Which of the following is an example of an occupation of people making things?  [     ] (A) Police (B) Farmer (C) Doctor (D) Teacher Fill in the Blanks 3) _______________ is spent on buying things and paying bills. 4) When people work, they either do something or ___________ something. Very Short Answer Questions 5) Give an example of an occupation in that involves a person doing some action. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ 6) What does a potter make? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) Define ‘occupation’ with an example. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 15

I Understand Match the Following State Clothing 8) Nurse a) keeps our streets clean 9) Sweeper b) works in factories 10) Farmer c) takes care of sick people 11) Factory worker d) grows different crops Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Questions 12) What is the difference between the ‘people who do’ and the ‘people who make’? Ans. People Who Do People Who Make 13) How does the police protect us? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 16

Long Answer Question 14) Why do you think sweepers have a difficult occupation? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ I Apply Multiple Choice Questions 15) This robot cleans floors. Which of the following occupation can be replaced by this robot? [    ] (A) (B) (C) (D) Things We Make and Do 17

16) In which of the following occupation is a person making something?[    ] (A) (B) (C) (D) Short Answer Questions 17) How are new occupations created with the invention of new machines? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 18) Madan Singh keeps our neighbourhoods safe. He catches people who try to harm others. Identify the occupation of Madan Singh. If you want to complain to him about someone doing something wrong, where should you go? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) Name any four occupations that you have not read about in your textbook. Write how they add value to society. Hints: What are the different occupations you see in your immediate surroundings? How are these occupations useful to others? 18

Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) A homemaker is a person who manages a home. He or she is responsible for doing the household work such as: cleaning the house washing clothes decorating the house cooking food for ironing clothes everyone in the home Things We Make and Do 19

Can you think of creating a new kind of machine that can help the homemaker with his or her work? • What would the machine do? • What would the machine look like? • W hat special things would the machine be able to do to make the homemaker’s life easier? Ans. 20